Give us your all time personal favorite starting lineup!

[Hawk68]

LHP- Randy Johnson
RHP- Pedro Martinez
C- Johnny Bench
1B- Jimmie Foxx
2B- Joe Morgan
SS- Alex Rodriguez
3B- Mike Schmidt
LF- Ted Williams
CF- Willie Mays
RF- Hank Aaron
Manager: Sparky Anderson

[Rad_Hazard]

Originally Posted by Hawk68

LHP- Randy Johnson
RHP- Pedro Martinez
C- Johnny Bench
1B- Jimmie Foxx
2B- Joe Morgan
SS- Alex Rodriguez
3B- Mike Schmidt
LF- Ted Williams
CF- Willie Mays
RF- Hank Aaron
Manager: Sparky Anderson

Nice lineup! Seems like an all time great lineup rather than a personal favorite, but I suppose either would make sense.

[SAllen2556]

I take it to mean players I’d like to watch for one game - the most entertaining…

Pitcher: Mark Fidrych (for one year he was pure joy to watch)

Reliever: Goose Gossage (the Pete Townshend of relievers - don’t mess with him when he’s on stage or he might just kill you)

Catcher: Mickey Cochrane (won 5 pennants in 13-year career. "He was the greatest fighting spirit on the ball field." He's there to win and will do anything to make it happen.)

1st Base: Norm Cash (once went to bat with a table leg against Nolan Ryan and could hit the ball over the roof at Tiger Stadium)

2nd Base: Germany Schaefer (Schaefer was a pioneer of baseball clowning and is the reason you can’t steal bases backwards)

3rd base: Pete Rose (Another winner, complete with head-first slides)

Left Field: Babe Ruth (he played LF almost as much as RF and of course is baseball)

Center Field: Ty Cobb (who could be more fun to watch)

Right Field: Reggie Jackson (the straw that stirs the drink)

Manager: Billy Martin (who’s gonna kick dirt on the umpire any quicker? And he might even fight Reggie by the 5th inning.)

[cgjackson222]

My favorites by position:

Lefthanded Pitcher: Warren Spahn
Righthanded Pitcher: Christy Mathewson
Relief Pitcher: Mariano Rivera

Catcher: Roy Campanella
1st Base: Stan Musial
2nd Base: Nap Lajoie
SS: Pee Wee Reese
3B: Mike Schmidt

LF: Minnie Minoso
CF: Willie Mays
RF: Roberto Clemente

Manager: Gil Hodges

[Rad_Hazard]

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

My favorites by position:

Lefthanded Pitcher: Warren Spahn
Righthanded Pitcher: Christy Mathewson
Relief Pitcher: Mariano Rivera

Catcher: Roy Campanella
1st Base: Stan Musial
2nd Base: Nap Lajoie
SS: Pee Wee Reese
3B: Mike Schmidt

LF: Minnie Minoso
CF: Willie Mays
RF: Roberto Clemente

Manager: Gil Hodges

Great lineup! Hodges as skipper is a great choice!

[G1911]

P Randy Johnson
C Paddy Livingston
1B Orlando Cepeda
2B Jackie Robinson
3B Eric Chavez
SS Omar Quintanilla
LF Fred Lewis
CF Willie Mays
RF Babe Ruth

Favorite, not best or even good

[packs]

I love the Yankees and this line up would murder anyone in the series:

SP - Whitey Ford
C - Yogi Berra
1B - Lou Gehrig
2B - Tony Lazzeri
SS - Derek Jeter
3B - Red Rolfe
OF - Mickey Mantle
OF - Babe Ruth
OF - Joe DiMaggio
DH - Don Mattingly

[campyfan39]

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

My favorites by position:

Lefthanded Pitcher: Warren Spahn
Righthanded Pitcher: Christy Mathewson
Relief Pitcher: Mariano Rivera

Catcher: Roy Campanella
1st Base: Stan Musial
2nd Base: Nap Lajoie
SS: Pee Wee Reese
3B: Mike Schmidt

LF: Minnie Minoso
CF: Willie Mays
RF: Roberto Clemente

Manager: Gil Hodges

Greta lineup! My favorite would be:

Lefthanded Pitcher: Clayton Kershaw
Righthanded Pitcher: Bob Feller
Relief Pitcher: Satchel Paige

Catcher: Roy Campanella
1st Base: Albert Pujols
2nd Base: Bobby Richardson
SS: Pee Wee Reese
3B: George Brett

LF: Ted Williams
CF: Mickey Mantle
RF: Babe Ruth

Manager: Gil Hodges

[profholt82]

RHP Nolan Ryan - got to see him pitch at old Tiger Stadium when I was a kid in the early 90s. He was magnificent. Still dominant into his mid-40s, just incredible.

LHP Rube Waddell - the stories about him are legendary, I'm endless fascinated by him. And when he actually felt like pitching, he was the best in the league.

C Josh Gibson - the Babe Ruth of the Negro Leagues, career .374 avg with multiple .400 seasons, it's a travesty he never got to play in the majors.

1B Carl Yastrzemski - I freaking love this guy, his 73 "Mutton Chop Yaz" is one of my favorite cards. And one of the best hitters of all time, 67 triple crown. A feat no one accomplished again until Miggy in 2012.

2B Lou Whitaker - I just attended his number retirement ceremony at Comerica back in August, and being able to yell "Loooooooooouuuuuuuu" for the first time since I was a kid brought tears to my eyes. He meant so much Tigers fans.

SS Alan Trammell - Lou and Tram were the greatest 2B/SS duo in history, they have every meaningful record. I got to meet Tram at a card show when I was a kid in the 80s, and I still have the picture displayed in my man cave.

3B Harmon Killebrew - I think they should call him "the Logo" like the NBA does Jerry West. Come on, look at the MLB logo and tell me that's not the Killer in his classic stance locked and loaded ready to unleash on that hapless ball.

OF Bo Jackson - my favorite player to watch as a kid, both in football and in baseball. When Bo wielded a bat, it was like a medieval executioner preparing to behead a criminal. And I've still never seen anyone approach his cannon arm, throwing guys out at home from the outfield at will. That awful injury he suffered in the Bengals game robbed us of possibly greatest pure athlete of all time, in his prime.

OF Rickey Henderson - the most exciting baserunner I've ever seen. I tried to emulate him in little league, but yeah, not so much. Ha! It's not that he was the fastest runner exactly, but his instincts were just incredible. And as a leadoff man, he could hit with power. I saw him hit his share of dingers over the years. I loved that he stayed in the league for so long. He was one of those guys who was there in my earliest baseball memories in the mid-80s, yet was still in the league into my 20s. An institution of the game.

OF Mickey Mantle - I watched as much of him as I could on video tape growing up, and was fascinated by him. They used to play this tv show from the 50s/60s in reruns on Saturday mornings called "Home Run Derby," and seeing him hit and crack jokes and his whole personality, I just idolized him. My buddies and I would play homerun derby in the lot down the street, and I always wanted to be Mantle. His presence still loomed large over the game then, and when he passed in 95, all of us baseball obsessed kids felt it. Nowadays, you can watch entire games on youtube which is awesome. Seeing him in the early 50s is really a sight, so much speed down the base path. Like just about everyone in the hobby, I love the Mick, and that's that.

[nolemmings]

Again I will limit my favorites list to guys I saw play:

LHP Ron Guidry
RHP Fergie Jenkins
C Thurman Munson
1B Joe Mauer (cheating a little bit I know)
2B Rod Carew
SS Derek Jeter
3B Mike Schmidt
OF Frank Robinson
OF Kirby Puckett
OF Tony Oliva

[irishdenny]

Truly

Originally Posted by SAllen2556

Right Field: Reggie Jackson (the straw that stirs the drink)

Manager: Billy Martin (who’s gonna kick dirt on the umpire any quicker? And he might even fight Reggie by the 5th inning.)

[D. Bergin]

LHP Ron Guidry

RHP Nolan Ryan

Relief Pitcher - Tie between Goose and Mariano

C Thurman Munson

1B Don Mattingly

2B Willie Randolph

SS Derek Jeter

3B Graig Nettles

LF Rickey Henderson

CF Bernie Williams

RF Tie between Dave Winfield and Paul O'Neill

DH Don Baylor

Manager - Billy Martin

Bench Coach - Don Zimmer

TV/Radio Announcers - Phil Rizzuto, Ken Singleton, Jim Kaat